The Beachbody Foundation has committed $1 million dollars to Future Ties, a Chicago-based non-profit started by Chicago Policewoman Jennifer Maddox, to help support low-income families by providing after school and summer programs for their children. The donation is being facilitated by our close working relationship with GO Campaign. Future Ties provides children with after school activities and summer programs.The million dollars will be allocated to helping officer Maddox expand her …
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Beachbody Foundation Donates to Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been 4,000 reported cases of hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) people and businesses and unfortunately, these hate crimes have continued to increase exponentially over that past few months. Of those 4,000 reported hate crimes against Asians, 500 of them occurred in the last two months. As a company and as a team, we must talk about these acts of hate and violence and show our support for our …
$500,000 to Hope of The Valley to Help Curb Homelessness in Los Angeles
As part of the ongoing partnership with Hope of The Valley, Beachbody Foundation has donated $500,000 in conjunction with the 30 Day Breakaway virtual 5K. This puts the Beachbody Foundation's total contributions to date (as of December 2020) to $11,980,476. Tents line the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles | via LA Times As homelessness continues to be a growing problem across the United States, especially with the economic crisis as a results of job losses due to Covid-19, the Beachbody …
$500,000 Beachbody Foundation Donation Helps Lakota Tribe Renew Infrastructure
The Beachbody Foundation contributed $500,000 to the Lakota Tribe as part of the Lakota Pine Ride Project. The Lakota Tribe in South Dakota suffers from rampant health issues -- including obesity, depression, diabetes, high suicide rates, and alcoholism -- in large part due to the contaminated ground water in their area. This donation is part of Beachbody's mission to help people achieve their goals and lead healthy, fulfilling lives. Ella Coleman, front, and daughter Tricia Coleman on the Pine …
Beachbody + Go Campaign Announce Hand Across Watts Initiative
Together the Beachbody Foundation and GO Campaign are launching the Hand Across Watts Initiative. In response to the recent announcement that LAUSD will not reopen schools until 2021 due to COVID-19, GO Campaign is bringing together multiple Local Heroes and community organizations across the Southeast and Newton Divisions of inner-city Los Angeles to launch this new initiative to ensure that students K-12 do not fall behind in school. Working with Avalon Carver Community …
Beachbody Foundation Donates $586,000 to Help Homeless Families
Beachbody announced its commitment to provide housing and support services for an entire year to at least 100 homeless families including 250 children by donating more than a half million dollars to Upward Bound House through the sales of its newest fitness program, The Master's Hammer and Chisel. For every The Master's Hammer & Chisel program sold in the month of December, Beachbody donated $5 to Upward Bound House, its neighboring Santa Monica-based …